Direct Support Professional (Day Hab)

AHRC Nassau; Massapequa (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

AHRC Nassau is seeking Direct Support Professionals to provide essential support to individuals in Day Habilitation and ICF programs in Massapequa, NY. The role involves ensuring safety, training volunteers, and fostering independence. Candidates should have a high school diploma, strong communication skills, and ideally possess AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R training along with one year of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities. This position plays a critical part in our agency's mission of promoting personal growth and community connections.

Qualifications

• AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R training preferred.
• Valid NYS driver license required.
• Minimum one year experience with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of program volunteers at agency and community sites.
• Train volunteers in job tasks and ensure their abilities are maximized.
• Transport volunteers to and from various locations.
• Report volunteer success and concerns to Site Manager.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Promote agency philosophies and enforce safety measures.

Skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Cultural awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) play a vital role in upholding our agency’s mission and core values through every interaction. They provide continuous support to individuals participating in Day Habilitation and ICF programs, ensuring a high quality of life and promoting independence. DSPs assist individuals with self‑care, health, safety, socialization, and overall well‑being. They support individuals in achieving their personal goals and enhancing their independence, facilitate opportunities for personal growth, socialization, and skill‑building in a community‑based setting, and serve as second staff support by transporting participants to and from program sites, volunteer placements, and other community activities, fostering meaningful connections within the community.

DSPs embrace diversity in all its forms and strive to create an inclusive, welcoming environment where every individual feels valued, demonstrating cultural awareness and actively supporting a culture of equity and inclusion.

Primary duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Ensures safety of program volunteers while at program site, agency locations, community volunteer jobs, and all other hubs sites
• Trains program volunteers to perform functional/meaningful and/or volunteer job tasks to the best of their abilities at primary agency, community volunteer jobs and other hub sites
• Acts as a second staff support transporting volunteers to and from primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs and additional hub site locations
• Acts as liaison between the volunteer’s job site staff and program volunteers.
• Prompts volunteers to interact appropriately with peers, and with all persons at primary site, and all other agencies, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites.
• Reports volunteers’ success/satisfaction and/or problems/concerns encountered during day activities to volunteer’s Site Manager.
• Appropriately completes all required documentation.
• Promotes and enforces all agency philosophies, including the guiding principles/POM and CQL at primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites
• Ensures safety of program volunteers at all times and reports incidents to volunteer’s Site Manager, and/or AHRC management and/or the NYS Justice Center
• Monitors and attends all mandatory training, and personally ensures that their attendance is scheduled per deadlines. Accompanying certifications (CPR; SCIP; AMAP) are sustained and scheduled as per required timeframes
• Performs additional related duties as requested by supervisor

Personal outcome measures’ training is required prior to completion of evaluations and assessments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Good oral and written communication skills
• AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R training preferred
• Valid NYS driver license
• Minimum one (1) year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities preferred